An apology for the microscope : being the introductory lecture to the first course on microscopic anatomy and pathology : delivered in the theatre of the original School of Medicine during the months of February, March and April, 1851 / by Robert D. Lyons.

  • Lyons, Robert D. (Robert Dyer), 1826-1886.
Date:
1851
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Credit: An apology for the microscope : being the introductory lecture to the first course on microscopic anatomy and pathology : delivered in the theatre of the original School of Medicine during the months of February, March and April, 1851 / by Robert D. Lyons. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    rish su?fh predilections, as you would hope for ulterior honour or reward. Cultivate some especial subject; give your minds a definite and distinct direction. All parts of our science are imperfect: select for observation a particular subject. You will exhaust the literature of the best known in a year; and if, yielding to the noble impulses of a wisely directed ambition, you commence early to ally yourselves to the high aim of advancing your pro- fession, and aiding the progress of your science, you will not only fiind this the surest road to fame and fortune, but, should fate not smile propitious at^, that momentous period when the first stage of your studentship closes, (the life of the physician is but one long studentship) and you are thrown on that world which judges the young man with scrutinizing and impartial eye,—it will gain you the respect of the good and the learned, it will open many a door to you at home and abroad ; and, higher recompense still, the pursuit of science and the preoccupation of your mind with the study of any of the branches of our noble profession, will ensure you a tranquil and unruffled breast, which it will be above the power of passing ills to agitate.